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UNDESIRABLE MEDICAL ADVERTISEMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988
A BILL
To
Amend the Undesirable Medical Advertisements Ordinance.
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
Short title and
1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Undesirable Medical commencement Advertisements (Amendment) Ordinance 1988.
(2) Part II shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.
Prohibition of
2.
PART I
Section 3 of the Undesirable Medical (Advertisements) Ordinance
advertisements is amended-
relating to
certain diseases.
Exceptions therefrom
(Cap. 231)
(a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting-
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
"(1) No person shall publish, or cause to be published, any advertisement likely to lead to the use of any medicine, surgical appliance or treatment for-
(a) the purpose of treating human beings for, or pre- venting human beings from contracting, any disease or condition specified in column 1 of Schedule 1, except for a purpose (if any) specified in column 2 of that Schedule; or
(b) treating human beings for any purpose specified in
Schedule 2.
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